8073476

Mobile Communication Device and Method for Deleting Short Message Service Messages

PublishedDecember 6, 2011
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1. A method for automatically deleting short message service messages comprising: receiving and storing short message service messages; detecting an occupying space of the short message service messages; searching for first pending short message service messages with high level message deletion rates if the occupying space is greater than a predetermined volume; generating a first delete command according to the first pending short message service messages if the first pending short message service messages are found; receiving the first delete command; deleting the first pending short message service messages according to the first delete command; searching for a second pending short message service messages with a mid level message deletion rates if the first pending short message service messages are not found; generating a second delete command according to the second pending short message service messages if the second pending short message service messages are found; receiving the second delete command; deleting the second pending short message service messages according to the second delete command; wherein the high level message deletion rate indicates spam short message service messages, and a mid level message deletion rate indicates read short message service messages.

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2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: repeating “receiving and storing short message service messages” if the occupying space is not greater than a predetermined volume.

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3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: searching for a third pending short message service messages with a low level message deletion rates if the second pending short message service messages are not found according to a deletion time; generating a third delete command according to the third pending short message service messages; receiving the third delete command; deleting the third pending short message service messages according to the third delete command.

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4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising: identifying the first pending short message service messages to find special short message service messages; receiving the delete command if the special short message service messages are not found; deleting the first pending short message service messages.

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5. The method according to claim 4 , further comprising: requiring a user input if the special short message service messages are found; receiving the delete command if the user input has been received; deleting the first pending short message service messages.

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6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising: jumping over the special short message service messages if the user input has been received; deleting the first pending short message service messages except for the special short message service messages.

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Publication Date

December 6, 2011

Inventors

YONG-JUN DENG
DE-ZHI LI
SHIH-FANG WONG

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